Sudan, South Sudan discuss resumption of oil transportation

June 1, 2024 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan on Sunday discussed the resumption of the latter’s oil transportation through Sudan’s territory.

The meeting took place between Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council Chairman, General Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and South Sudan’s presidential advisor on security, Tut Gatluak.

“South Sudan’s oil transportation line has been affected by the war in Sudan, and it is currently suspended due to the continued military operations at the areas alongside the line,” said Gatluak in a statement issued by the Sovereign Council.

During the meeting, it was also agreed that a meeting would be held between the oil ministries of the two countries to discuss solutions to the halt in oil flow.

“Oil constitutes a lifeline for the citizens of both countries,” it stressed.

The statement said Gatluak also delivered a written message from South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on the development of bilateral ties between the two nations.

Meanwhile, the Sudanese leader confirmed his readiness to provide all possible assistance to facilitate the flow of South Sudan’s oil through Sudanese territory.

In March, the Sudanese government announced the suspension of South Sudan’s oil exports through Sudanese territories due to a fault in the transportation lines.

The fault reportedly happened in an area controlled by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a group fighting the Sudanese army since April 2023.

Proceeds from oil account for about 90 percent of the South Sudan’s revenue.

(ST)